[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 130 (Wednesday, July 8, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39092-39093]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-16684]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 13809-002]


Lock+TM Hydro Friends Fund XLVIII; Notice of Preliminary Permit 
Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To 
Intervene, and Competing Applications

    On March 27, 2015, Lock+TM Hydro Friends Fund XLVIII filed an 
application for a preliminary permit under section 4(f) of the Federal 
Power Act proposing to study the feasibility of the proposed 
Mississippi River Lock and Dam 14 Hydropower Project No. 13809-002, to 
be located at the existing U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Mississippi 
River Lock and Dam No. 14 near the city of Hampton, Rock Island County, 
Illinois. The sole purpose of a preliminary permit, if issued, is to 
grant the permit holder priority to file a license application during 
the permit term. A preliminary permit does not authorize the permit 
holder to perform any land-disturbing activities or otherwise enter 
upon lands or waters owned by others without the owners' express 
permission.
    The proposed project would be located completely within lands owned 
by the United States and consist of: (1) Three 105-foot-wide, 40-foot-
hight Large Frame Modules (LFM) each containing seven 860 kilowatt (kW) 
hydropower turbines for a total installed capacity of 18,060 kW; (2) a 
debris screen and fish screen placed upstream of the LFM; (3) a 50-
foot-long tailrace; (4) a switchyard adjacent to the LFM installation 
and containing a new transformer and control room; (5) a 3.5-mile-long, 
69 kilovolt transmission line connecting the generating power to the 
local grid using an existing substation; and (6) appurtenant 
facilities. The LFM would be installed upstream of the dam in a single 
row across the Mississippi River on the side of the river farthest away 
from the navigational lock. The LFM would be anchored to new pilings or 
a concrete gravity structure in the river bed. The project is estimated 
to generate 102,000 megawatt hours annually.
    Applicant Contact: Mr. Wayne F. Krouse, Chairman, Hydro Green 
Energy, LLC, Managing Partner, Lock+\TM\ Hydro Friends Fund XLVIII, PO 
Box 43796, Birmingham, AL 35243; phone: 877-556-6566, extension 709.
    FERC Contact: Sergiu Serban, (202) 502-6211.
    Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, competing 
applications (without notices of intent), or notices of intent to file 
competing applications: 60 days from the issuance of this notice. 
Competing applications and notices of intent must meet the requirements 
of 18 CFR 4.36. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. 
Please file comments, motions to intervene, notices of intent, and 
competing applications using the Commission's eFiling system at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. Commenters can submit brief 
comments up to 6,000 characters, without prior registration, using the 
eComment system at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ecomment.asp. You 
must include your name and contact information at the end of your 
comments. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at 
[email protected], (866) 208-3676 (toll free), or (202) 502-
8659 (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, please send a paper copy to: 
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., 
Washington, DC 20426. The first page of any filing should include 
docket number P-13809-002.

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    More information about this project, including a copy of the 
application, can be viewed or printed on the ``eLibrary'' link of 
Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. 
Enter the docket number (P-13809) in the docket number field to access 
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: June 30, 2015.
 Kimberly D. Bose,
 Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2015-16684 Filed 7-7-15; 8:45 am]
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